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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By : Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal
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Architectural Patterns and Techniques for Developing IoT Solutions

By: Jasbir Singh Dhaliwal

Overview of this book

As the Internet of Things (IoT) expands and moves to new domains, architectural patterns need to enable faster digital transformation and more uniform development. Through numerous use cases and examples, this book helps you conceptualize and implement IoT architectural patterns and use them in diverse contexts in real-world scenarios. The book begins by introducing you to a variety of IoT architectural patterns and then helps you understand how they are used in domains such as retail, smart manufacturing, consumer, smart cities, and smart agriculture. You’ll also find out how cross-cutting concerns such as security require special considerations in the IoT context. As you advance, you’ll discover all the nuances that are inherent in each layer of IoT reference architecture, including considerations related to analytics for edge/constrained devices, data visualizations, and so on. In the concluding chapters, you’ll explore emerging technologies such as blockchain, 3D printing, 5G, generative AI, quantum computing, and large language models (LLMs) that enhance IoT capabilities to realize broader applications. By the end of this book, you’ll have learned to architect scalable, secure, and unique IoT solutions in any domain using the power of IoT architectural patterns, and you will be able to avoid the pitfalls that typically derail IoT projects.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Part 1: Understanding IoT Patterns
5
Part 2: IoT Patterns in Action
11
Part 3: Implementation Considerations
15
Part 4: Extending IoT Solutions

Summary

This chapter covered the sensors and actuators that form crucial elements (similar to the eyes and ears) of any IoT network. A representative list of sensors/actuators was also provided as an aid that can help you while developing an IoT solution for novel use cases that can be implemented using a combination of the suggested sensors/actuators. Two specific examples (one related to a connected coffee vending machine and another to autonomous vehicles) were provided to illustrate how a diverse set of sensors and actuators are needed for implementing real-life IoT use cases. By now, you should be able to grasp key characteristics that need to be considered while selecting a sensor and/or actuators for the envisaged IoT use case.

You were also introduced to the different topologies in which sensors and actuators can be arranged (WSAN topologies) to serve diverse operating needs. Insights were shared regarding techniques or tactics used to optimize the data transfer in WSAN...